ALDI, the highly anticipated new grocery store in northwest Fresno, has set an opening date.

The store plans to open Jan. 28, according to its website.

Its regular hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The store is at the northwest corner of Shaw and West avenues, on the same plot of land as the former Tang Dynasty restaurant.

It had originally planned to open in the fall, but the company delayed the opening because of the coronavirus pandemic.

ALDI is a small, German-based supermarket on a massive expansion kick with plans to expand to 2,500 stores nationwide by the end of 2022.

The company did not return a message inquiring about its plans for a grand opening, though it will likely be different than the pre-pandemic Clovis ALDI grand opening that saw 100 people line up.

That store opened in fall 2019 at Herndon and Fowler avenues.

If Fresno County is still under a stay-at-home order when the store opens, the Fresno store will only be able to open at 35% capacity.

Never been inside an ALDI? Check out our 7 things to know about the new-to-us grocer, including why you need a quarter for a cart and what food it carries.

This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 9:54 AM.

Bethany Clough

The Fresno Bee

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Bethany Clough covers restaurants and retail for The Fresno Bee. A reporter for more than 20 years, she now works to answer readers’ questions about business openings, closings and other business news. She has a degree in journalism from Syracuse University and her last name is pronounced Cluff.